Pouring spout



A ril 14, 1925 7 1,533,134

P. s. OfRE'ILLY POURING SPOUT Filed 031:. 8, 1924 INVENTOR P5751? 5.OWE/L r ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1925. I

UNITED STATES 1,533,134 PATENT O ICE.

PETER s. OREILLY, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO'NA'IIONAL' SEALoom- PANY, me, or BROOKLYN, NEW YO K, A CORPORATION or new YORK.

BOURING SPOUT.

Application filed October 8, 1924. Serial No. 742,348.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER S. OREILLY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, cityand .State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pouring Spouts, of which the following is aspecification, reference being made to the accompanying drawmgs, forminga part thereof. 7 My invention relates to spouts for directing the flowfrom the. discharge openings of containers or receptacles, and isparticularly adapted for use with the pouring nozzles mounted onsheet-metal cans on which the spout may be. partially revolved over thetop of the can when not in use. 3

The objects of my invention are, among other things, to provide a spoutof this type stamped to the required size and shape out of a singlepiece of sheet metal and formed with a pair of resilient locking awsadapted to engage the periphery of the nozzle, and hold the spout inposition relatively thereto by the jaws being clamped around the neck ofthe nozzle; such pouring-spout is particularly adapted for use onnozzles having projections or lugs on the'upper portion of the neckwhich lugs are engaged by .in turned lips from the depending skirt of ascrew-cap serving as a closure for the nozzle opening.

A further object is to provide a pouringspout which may be economicallymanufactured, readily applied to and removed from the nozzle, andeflicient in use while permitting a rotary retracting movement out ofthe way during shipments or when not in use to pour the liquid from thecan.

A. preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in Which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the spout;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the spout as applied to the nozzle of acan, the nozzle being shown partly in section with the screw-cap invertical section.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures.

The top 4 of the sheet-metal can 5 has the nozzle 6 secured thereto, thenozzle opening 7 being closed by the screw-cap 8 with inner liner plate9 engaging the edges of the opening 7. The cap-skirt :10 has theinturnedlips 11 to'engage and coact withthe horizontal lugs 12 formed in theupper por-. tion of the nozzle as shownin Fig. 3 where-. by the cap 8 isremovably secured to the nozzle 6. These'parts may be ofthe ordi naryand approved construction, anddo not of themselves constitute an elementof. my 1nvention.

My improved pouring-spout 13 is preferably formed of a single piece ofsheet-metal which is stamped and shaped as shown in Fig. 1 with thedepressed body portion 14;

The larger and opposite end is formed with a pair of oppositely disjawends 18 and. 19 to form the raised marginal flange along the edges ofthespout body14 taperingtoward thepouring lip 15 as shown in Fig.1. 1

The spout 13 is applied to the. nozzle 6 by forcing the jaws 16 "and 17inwardly against the neck of the nozzle, thereby causing the jaws toexpand or spring outwardly and then move inwardly as the spout 13 islocked in snug engagement with the nozzle 6 as shown in Fig. 3. The lugs12 coacting with the top edge of the flange 20 prevent the spout 13 frombeing removed upwardly. and the spout may be partially revolved aroundthe nozzle 6 in retracted position to extend over the top 4 of the canto avoid injury when not in use, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3;, thedotted line position showing the pouring lip 15 beyond the top 4 inproper position for pouring. positioned as shown by dotted lines, myimproved spout 13'eiiectively directs the flow of liquid from the can 5;it is also evident that such spout may be readily detached by pullingsame away from the nozzle 6, and separate spouts may be provided witheach.

When

can to'be thereafter sprung to the nozzle by the user. Thetapered formof the pouring lip 15 adapts it for pouring the liquid into the neckopening of a bottle or another can if desired.

It will be seen that my improved pouring cylindrical nozzle outlet, anda 'rotatable pouring-spout having a pair of clamping jaws to partiallysurround andengage the neckof said nozzle outletby a surface-to surfacecontact,with a connecting upstand ing shoulder flange lying insubstantially the same plane as said spout and said jaws, both jaws andflange forming a continuous co-axi-al bearing against said neck to holdsaid spout locked to said nozzle but permitting a rotary movementrelativelythereto.

2. In combination, a container having a cylindrical nozzle outletwithspaced-apart cap-engaging'lugs on its neck and a'rotatablepouring-spout having a pair, of oppositely-disposed spring clam-pingjaws with a connecting upstanding shoulder flange, both jaws and flangeco-axially bearing against-J said neck, said jaws being ;adapted to snaparound and partially surround said nozzle neck but permitting a rotarymovement relatively thereto, and said flange coacting with said necklugs to preto partially surround said nozzle in a surface-to-surfacecontact and lock said spout thereto, said lip and jaws and shoulderflange lying substantially in the same plane.

4. A pouring-spout to engage can nozzles comprising a body with apouring lip at one end thereof and a pair of spring clamping jaws and aconnecting upstanding circular shoulder flange at the other end adaptedto partially surroundsaid nozzle in a surfaceto-surface contact andremovablylock said spout thereto, while permitting a rotary movementabout said nozzle, said lip and jaws and shoulder flange lyingsubstantially in the same-plane. j

5. In combination, a container having. a cylindrical nozzle outlethaving spacedapart cap-engaging lugs on its neck, and a rotatablepouring'spout removably applied thereto, said spout comprising adepressed body portion with a pouring lip at oneend thereof and a pairof oppositely-disposed spring cl-amping jaws with a connectingupstanding circular shoulder flange located at the other end, said jawsbeing adaptedto snap around and partially surround said nozzle neck withsaid shoulder-flange in co-axial surface-to-surface v engagementtherewith to lock said spout to said nozzle, but permitting a rotarymovement rela: tively thereto, the top edge of said shoulder flangecoactingwith said container lugs to prevent removal of said spout fromsaid nozzle outlet.

reruns. OREILLY.

